Monday, March 31, 2014

Perfect Paper Crafting Brand Ambassador Blog Hop

Our Brand Ambassadors are the heart and soul of Perfect Paper Crafting! They are all truly AMAZING artists. The hop starts today, Monday, March 31 at 9:00 a.m. PST and will go through Friday, April 4 at Midnight PST.

We thought we would do a blog hop so you could see our Brand Ambassadors' artistic talents showcasing our newest products. We will show you how to use our new Perfect Layers Mini tools and Perfect Cutting Mat. We are very lucky to have SugarPea Designs as one of our sponsors for this fun blog hop. SugarPea Designs is giving away a $25 gift certificate to their new on line store to one lucky winner. Also to celebrate our very first Perfect Paper Crafting Brand Ambassador blog hop, Perfect Paper Crafting will be giving away a $50 gift certificate to our on line store. All you have to do is visit all of the participating blogs and leave a comment on every single one. We will announce the winner Sunday, April 6. I hope you enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by today - the next stop on the hop is Cathie Rigby

Here is what the cutting mat and mini tools look like.

Note that one side is in inches, the other side is metric. Look at all of the great information on each side, too!

I still love my full size tools, but I REALLY love these mini tools! They travel beautifully to crops, or girl's day in crafting sessions, and I feel that I personally have more control with the smaller size. The mat is amazing - makes for a perfect cut every time.

If you look closely, you will see that there are edges on each side with different widths. The first ruler has 3/16" and 5/16" on the front side, and 1/2" and 1/16" on the other side. The second ruler has 5/8" and 1/8" on one side, and 1/4 and 1/4" on the other side.

Now.....here is what I made using the Perfect Cutting Mat and the Mini Tools:

Adhere your image to mat material. Then begin creating your first mat, by determining which edge you will be using. For my blue mat, I've chosen 1/8".

Turn your project, and repeat three more times, until all edges are trimmed.

Your first mat is finished - voila!

Repeat with second mat, if you choose to add more than one. For the yellow mat, I used the 1/2" edge.

Repeat with third mat - for this mat, I used a 1/16" mat.

Used a Sherry Baldi 'Besties' image for this one, and an Amuse Studio sentiment. Love the way it turned out! Note the 1/16" black border behind the pink panel, and the 1/8" border behind the center strip.

For this card, I used several size mats. The image, sentiment, and sunburst paper are from Amuse Studio. I followed the sketch below, and will be entering this card in the Sketch Saturday challenge.

If you'd like to try these tools yourself, check out my sidebar for details on how to save money on your own set!

First, your tutorial with the rulers is fantastic. I just got mine and it great to see I am doing something right. LOL I bought them for the very thing you demoed. For the thin borders!!! Your Bestie image is adorable and those borders are perfect for her. It's amazing how much better they are thin. Your second card reminds me of a pretty Spring quilt and again the borders really were perfect for each layer!!

Patti, I maybe very late in commenting here. but I really want to thank you for this information and tutorial. I have these rulers, and was confused on the process of cutting.Mainly, I didn't cut my image size first before doing the frames. thanks again....have a good day.

Patti, I maybe very late in commenting here. but I really want to thank you for this information and tutorial. I have these rulers, and was confused on the process of cutting.Mainly, I didn't cut my image size first before doing the frames. thanks again....have a good day.

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